1. The Accuracy of Industry Data from Death Certificates for Workplace Homicide Victims.
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Davis, Harold
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WORK-related injuries , *INDUSTRIAL safety education , *INDUSTRIAL laws & legislation , *WORK environment , *INDUSTRIAL management , *INDUSTRIAL safety , *RISK management in business , *OCCUPATIONAL hazards , *DEATH certificates - Abstract
Abstract: This study compared death certificate data on usual industry for workplace homicide victims in five urban Texas counties, with medical examiners' data on the industries where victims were working when injured. The overall positive predictive value of the death certificate data was 72 per ¢. Death certificate data on usual industry underestimated the number of victims working in high-risk industries when injured, partly because of victims whose usual industry was recorded as student, housewife, or military personnel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1988
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